PAGE SIX Amato, Stewart Score IM Benny Amato. Alpha Phi Delta, thwarted yen chain p Armando Vega’s bid for Intramural mat laurels with a thrilling 5-3 decision over the Beta Theta Pi grappler last night at Recreation Hall. Other headliners saw Delta Upsilon’s 1955 135-pound runnerup Jack Stewart, Chi Phi's Fred Simpson, and Lambda Chi Alpha’s Dick King and Marlin Troutman boost their clubs' championship hopes with key victories to gain semifinals berths. Amato’s strength and all-round skill proved too much for the speedy Vega in a hard-fought 145-pound struggle. The Olympian took the lead ■with a takedown, but Amato quickly escaped. In the second period, the crafty Amato made the most of his up position to cinch a time ad vantage. He added an escape and takedown in the third stanza, while Vega managed only an escape, Stewart had an easier time with Lambda Chi’s Dave Slimak, recording a fall at 4:55. The DU 145-pounder led, 6-0, on a takedown, reverse and near fall before finishing Slimak with a body press. King strengthened Lambda Chi’s grip on first place with a fall over Paul Freedel, Zeta Beta Tau. at the 2:19 mark of a 128-pound scrap. A cradle turned the trick for King, who held a 6-0 advantage on a takedown, near fall and reverse. Troutman backed up his teammate with a 5-0 victory over Delta Chi’s Bruce Schaeffer in the 135-pound class. The Lambda Chi matman won Weather Continues to Plague Lion Nine Practice Sessions If it’s not the snow, it’s the j infielders and outfielders standing T3iin. The infamous University if. 1 Plate sharpening their bat-j Park weather continues to “USTta tasi'«oT plague Coach Joe Bedenk in When not at the plate, the play his efforts to ready his -Lion ers spend their time playing catch, baseball team for its scheduled making for anything but ideal name with Western Marvlanii training with the first game only £, an } e „Western Mart land one awa y As Bedenk so aptly at 3:30 tomorrow afternoon at pu t it ; "You can’t learn this game Beaver Field. playing catch.” With one cancellation already Despite the weather handicap, to its credit, the weather is in a Bedenk expressed great satisfac commanding position to add num-ltion with the spirit of his club ber two should it continue to fol- low its present pattern. Thurs-i f day’s snowfall, plus intermittent A an JC a l rainfall the past four days, have WCUUIIf 1“ JCI made playing conditions impos- _ _ . sible on the Beaver Field dia- J J^A'S Bedenk did not say that the Entries for Intramural tennis Came would be cancelled, but ad-'doubles. golf and soccer are due mitted that the Lions needed a'by 4:30 p.m. next Tuesday at the good break in the weather if the Intramural office in Recreation] field is to be in playing condi- Hall. tion. Water puddles are prcdomi- Tennis doubles will be a single nant over the soggy outfield and elimination tourney with an entry the infield is in a muddy condi- ! fee of 50 cents per team, tion. | Golf team will also be single He said that the field dries ra- (elimination and all teams must ther rapidly, but added that it pay an entry fee of $1 plus a would take a strong sun and a] greens fee. Each team will be good wind to get it into good play-.made up of five players, ing condition. j Soccer will be a round-robin With the weather refusing to type of tournament A team con cooperate, B e d e n k is forced tojsists of five players, but it is abso hold his “practice sessions” under lutely essential that each team the east stand of the football field.'have several substitutes. Practice consists chiefly of pitch ers throwing to catchers with the THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA BRUCE SCHAFFER, Delta Chi, holds on to Lambda Chi Alpha's Marlin Troutman in a 135-pound match last night. Troutman went on to score a reverse, however, en route to a 5-0 victory over Schaffer. There is an entry fee of $1 per team for soccer. during the “play-catch” workouts. (He said that the boys keep re porting to the “field” under the i stands, which is a good indication [that they have the desire to play [ball. With Bedenk, desire is a •must. j Bedenk said that he can’t re ;member when the Lions have had Ito train under such poor condi tions since he’s been here. If you take into consideration the fact that he’s now starting his 26th year at the Lion helm, you can realize the profoundness of that statement. The Lions have had only two days on the diamond in the past 2% weeks and only one day in the past two weeks. A week ago yesterday was the last time Be denk held batting practice. Bedenk realizes that it now will take the Lions a longer time than he had originally expected to round themselves into the best playing shape. Repeating one of his favorite axioms, he said: “The only way to learn this game is to play it.” Eventually, the weather will •break and the Lions will play ball. Whether it will be in time for (Western Maryland or not is still lin doubt Today could tell the jstory. Penn State, for the first time! | since 1922, will be without a! 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Simpson kept the Chi Phi grapplers within hailing distance of Lambda Chi by beating DU’s Charlie Prutzman, 4-2 in a 113-pound match. Prutzman scored a takedown to grab the lead, but Simpson escaped and added a reverse and riding time to win. Gove Elder, DU heavyweight, gained the semifinal round with a 5-0 triumph over Sigma Chi’s Jim Holmes. Elder rolled up a takedown, reverse and time advantage to cop the white wash win. Rox Carl, Sigma Nu’s classy 165-pounder, just got in under the wire in pinning-Jim Weik ert, Pi Kappa Phi, at 5:59. Leading. 4-0, Carl employed a body press to floor Weikert Beta Theta Pi’s 155-pounder, Jack Frey, rack ed up the fastest fall of the evening, stretching Fred Waelehli, Beaver House, at 1:14. An inside crotch and body press supplied the finisher. Lion halfback Ben Williams, Sigma Nu, regis tered a pin over Tau Kappa Epsilon’s A 1 Ely at 2:22 of a heavyweight encounter. Independent heavyweight Scott Bomberger rebounded from a 2-0 deficit to pin Pete Kopscak at 3:15. Sigma Nu’s Bob Comfort applied an arm bar and body press to floor Jim Coleman, Theta Chi, at 1:25 of a 128-pound bout. Roger Levin, Alpha Chi Sigma, pinned Alpha Zeta’s Ward Hill; John Salathe, Beta Theta Pi, beat AZ’s Duane Tobias, 4-2; indie Joe Jones pinned Dean Jordan; Terry Snyder pinned Fred Kochey; Bill Alpha Zeta topped Alpha Sigma Phi’s Harry’Brown by forfeit; and indie Fred Bridge won by forfeit. Beta Sigma Omicron Cops WRA Bowling Title Beta Sigma Omicron beat Pi Beta Phi, 636-543, in the final playoff game’ of the coed intra mural bowling league. Barb Cox was the winner’s high scorer with a 156 total while Pat Barnitz con tributed 135. In rolling to the championship. Beta Sigma Omicron bumped off Kappa Kappa Gamma, 612-579, and Sigma Delta Tau, 597-591. In ihe first round of playoffs. Pi Bela Phi dumped Little Lions. 532-449. Nan Lambert scored 141 tor Pi Phi. Sigma Delta Tau edged Delta Delta Delta, 594-548, with Char Kaplan rolling 145 in the winning cause. Eight volleyball games were played last week. Leonides beat Thompson 11, 35-28, with Maxine Hampton scoring nine points for the independent's high mark. Chi Omega tromped .Trion,-48- Service and Sales • Radios •Car Radios fit •Phonographs ri*T •TV Sets AfOjV State College TV 232 S. Allen St TUESDAY. APRIL 9. 1957 Mat Wins 18. Ann Harrington and Diane Lee netted 17 points for ChiO. Alpha Epsilon Phi hammered Gamma Phi Beta. 49-17, behind Janet Solves and Betty Gichman. Zeta Tau Alpha trounced Pi Beta Phi, 45-27 with Anne Caton getting 13 of ZTA’s points. Pal Roth scored the highest number of points for the week when she led Delta -Zeta to a 34-31 win over Alpha Chi Ome ga. Margie Maxwell scored 9 ; for AChiO. Alpha Xi-Delta dumped Thomp- son 111, 57-28,' with Sue Bishop scoring 14 points. Maureen Mack netted 10 for Thompson. Delta Gamma hamm'ered_Alpha iOmicron Pi, .45-14. 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